Private Label

WASHINGTON -- The Food Marketing Institute here will put a private-label pavilion on the exhibit floor for the first time at its annual convention in Chicago next year, a move some observers say is a sign of the continued strength of store brands.The pavilion will consist of 6,300 square feet and feature displays from 10 to 20 companies, said Sherrie Rosenblatt, a spokeswoman for FMI.The pavilion

byBob Bauer